In an age bent on gratuitously parading around the explicit facts of sex, and at a time when marriage vows are discarded like old socks, Advice to a Young Wife from an Old Mistress whispers subtler facts - the unspoken dynamics of relationships, the emotional capacities of our partners and the understated eloquence that endows romance and sexuality with its mystery, nuance, and longevity. First published in the rampaging sixties and in demand for twenty years, Michael Drury's classic meditation on sex and marriage now ...
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In an age bent on gratuitously parading around the explicit facts of sex, and at a time when marriage vows are discarded like old socks, Advice to a Young Wife from an Old Mistress whispers subtler facts - the unspoken dynamics of relationships, the emotional capacities of our partners and the understated eloquence that endows romance and sexuality with its mystery, nuance, and longevity. First published in the rampaging sixties and in demand for twenty years, Michael Drury's classic meditation on sex and marriage now appears in a new third edition. There is not a salacious, clinical or scientific word in her book; it is a tender story told from the perspective and discretion of an enduring love affair. Here readers will find aspects of themselves and their relationships that are too often ignored: the pleasures of exclusivity; the influence of money, or lack thereof, over sex and relationships; the healing knowledge that reason and emotion are not at war but allies. In short, this is a book for all seasons of love, and for all lovers, individuals, and partners. Advice to a Young Wife from an Old Mistress explores its timeless themes much as a wise traveler visits a foreign land and brings back knowledge of a kind only possible when one is willing to make the journey. Honest, knowing, and direct, Michael Drury's wife and mistress find that they can learn much from each other, as will readers young and old.
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